Electromagnetic Field Theory
Vector calculus, electrostatics, magnetostatics, Maxwell's equations, and electromagnetic wave propagation.
Syllabus Units (4)
- Unit 1
Vector Calculus, Coordinate Systems & Del Calculus
Del operator in orthogonal coordinates (Cartesian, Cylindrical, Spherical), gradient, divergence, curl, Divergence Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem, Coulomb’s Law, electric field intensity E, potential gradient E = -∇V, electric dipole, and electrostatic energy density.
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Electrostatic Fields, Gauss's Law & Boundary Conditions
Vector coordinate transformations, Coulomb’s law, electric flux density D, Gauss’s law with symmetry applications, divergence theorem, conservative fields, electric potential V, Poisson and Laplace equations, and dielectric boundary condition refraction laws.
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Magnetostatics, Biot-Savart, Ampère's Law & Magnetic Forces
Biot-Savart law, magnetic field intensity H and flux density B, Ampère’s circuital law and applications, Stokes’ theorem, curl ∇ × H = J, magnetic vector potential A, Coulomb gauge, Lorentz force equation, Ampère force between parallel conductors, magnetic torque and dipole moment, magnetic boundary conditions, and magnetic energy density.
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Maxwell's Equations & Uniform Plane Wave Propagation
Faraday’s law of induction, transformer and motional EMF, displacement current, Maxwell’s equations in integral and point forms, vector wave equations, uniform plane waves, propagation in lossless and lossy media, skin depth, wave polarization, Poynting vector power flow, and normal boundary reflection and transmission.
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